Outgoing US President Donald John Trump has assigned an envoy to attend the inauguration of his counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the country’s capital, Accra. In a statement released by the White House, the United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, Honourable …
Read More »Joe Biden: ‘Enormous damage’ to US security agencies by Trump
Agencies critical to US security have suffered “enormous damage” at the hands of the Trump administration, US President-elect Joe Biden has said. Mr Biden said his team was not getting the information it needed, including from the Department of Defense, as it makes its transition to power. He spoke after …
Read More »US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election
The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump. . The lawsuit, filed this week by the state of Texas, sought to invalidate results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Joe Biden won …
Read More »Trump asks Supreme Court to invalidate millions of votes in battleground states
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block millions of votes from four battleground states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden. Trump’s request came in a filing with the court asking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to invalidate millions of votes …
Read More »Trump Calls On Supreme Court To ‘Have The Courage’ To Overturn Biden’s Election Victory
President Donald Trump brought his bid to subvert the 2020 election to a new low Tuesday, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court and legislatures in a handful of battleground states to “have the courage” to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Speaking at a White House event that was supposed to …
Read More »Trump campaigns in Georgia amid crucial Senate race
US President Donald Trump has held his first rally after losing the US . The event in Georgia comes before key Senate runoff elections there in January, which will decide control of the upper house. Joe Biden is the first Democratic candidate to win the state in a presidential election …
Read More »Trump orders withdrawal of US troops in Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said Friday. After ordering major troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan recently, Trump’s new move reflects his drive to disengage US …
Read More »US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp’s lawsuit in Pennsylvania
A US federal appeals court has firmly rejected the Trump N/A campaign’s attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared winner in Pennsylvania. The panel of three judges deemed the case was without merit, saying the Trump campaign had not made specific allegations or provided proof. The ruling is …
Read More »US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters on Thursday it would be “hard” to concede. He also …
Read More »Michael Flynn: Trump pardons ex-national security adviser
US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The president said the widely expected act of clemency was his “Great Honor”. Mr Flynn was among former aides to President Trump convicted during a justice department investigation into …
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